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2 Kings 7:18

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

KJV

Factumque est secundum sermonem viri Dei quem dixerat regi, quando ait : Duo modii hordei statere uno erunt, et modius similæ statere uno, hoc eodem tempore cras in porta Samariæ :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο καθὰ ἐλάλησεν Ἐλεισαῖε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα λέγων Δίμετρον κριθῆς σίκλου καὶ μέτρον σεμιδάλεως σίκλου, καὶ ἔσται ὡς ἡ ὥρα αὔριον ἐν τῇ πύλῃ Σαμαρείας·

LXX

And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֗י כְּ/דַבֵּר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵ/אמֹ֑ר סָאתַ֨יִם שְׂעֹרִ֜ים בְּ/שֶׁ֗קֶל וּֽ/סְאָה סֹ֨לֶת֙ בְּ/שֶׁ֔קֶל יִהְיֶה֙ כָּ/עֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מָחָר֙
mchr
noun · 52×
סְאִים֙
s'ym
noun · 9×
סֹ֛לֶת
slt
noun · 53×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
שֶׁ֣קֶל
shql
noun · 88×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
shmrvn
proper_noun · 108×
שְׂעֹרִ֖ים
sh'rym
noun · 34×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 6:32 — But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent
  • 2Kgs 7:1 — Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate
  • 2Kgs 7:1 — Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate
  • Gen 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.